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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-07
Court of Appeals for the Past Week


Sterling VS.. Williamson from Rock
bridge, argued by James Bumgardner, Jr.,
for appellant, and W. b. Compton and
Winfield Liggett for appellees and submit
ted; Randolph VS.. Longdale Iron Co., from
Rock bridge. argued by Geo. M. Cochran
and Edmund Pendiet ton for appellant and
R L. Parrish and T. 9. Elder for appel
lees and submitted; Shen. V. L.. r. Co.
VS.. Moore, from Rockbridge, argued by E.
Pendleton and w. M. Travers for appel
liant, and John r. Tucker for appellee,
and submitted; U. S. Mutual Accident
Association VS.. Newman, from Augusta,
submitted on brief, Judge Sheffey for ap-
pellant, Elder & Cochran for appellee;
Barley's ex or VS.. Henton, from Rocking
ham, submitted on briefs, Gen. j. E. Roller
for appellant. Berlin and Ed. S. Conrad
for appelIees. The Court finished its
Staunton session yesterday and adjourned.
The following were:
THE DECISIONS RENDERED YESTERDAY.
Cleaver vs.. Mathews, frorn Frederick.
Affirmed. Opinion by Lewis, j.
Sterling vs.. Wilkinson, from Rocking
ham. Reversed (a). Opinion by Lacy, J..
Triplett vs.. Golf. from Frederick. At
irmed. Opinion by Fauntleroy, j.
Stokes VS.. Van Wyck. Petition for re-
hearing denied.
Lakeland VS.. Davenport, from Bote-
tourt. Removed to Richmond on privi-
legged docket.
Reynolds VS.. Cook, from Botetourt.
Argued by Judge Shelley for appellant and
B. Haden for appellee, and submitted.
Guthrie vs.. Guthrie. Removed to Rich
mond.
Court adjourned.
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Grand Royal Arch Chapter.

The Eightieth COnvocation OF In
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Virgini
assembled In the Masonic Temple, w ed
nesday evening, Grand Scribe s. J. Quinn
of Fredericksburg, in the absence OF tn
High Priest and Grand king, presiding
About forty delegates were present, Aftel
the evenings work an elegant supper
gotten up by Tom Burke, the restaura
teur, was given them by Union Chapter
in their refectory. The tables. set in the
form of cross, were gay with flowers
one of the prettiest devices being al arch
of scarlet flowers having in the centre 9
keystone of white immortelles, all support
ed on two columns of purple flowers with
white caps of immortelles. The device was
from the garden of Tannehill & Fallon.
florists, and was much admired. Yester-
day, a number OF the members of the
Grand Chapter visited the public institu-
lions and schools, and the Stonewall Band
Hall. At the Augusta Female Seminary
Grand Chaplain Rev. DR.. Geo. W. Dame
of Danville, opened the school with
prayer.
Last night the Grand Chapter held its
closing session and adjourned after having
elected the following officers:
Sylvanus j. Quinn, Fredericksburg,
Grand High Priest.
VIM. Henry Peasants, Hollins, Grand
King.
John Thomas Parham, Petersburg,
Grand Scribe.
VIM. Taylor Allen; Richmond, Grand
Treasurer.
VIM. Bryan Isaacs, Richmond, Grand
Secretary.
Frank A. Reed, Alexandria, Grand
Captain of Host.
John F. Mayer, Richmond, Grand Prin-
cipal Sojourner.
VIM. N. Wexford, Lynchburg, Grand
R. A. Captain.
j. Howard Wayt, Staunton. Grand
Master Sd Veil.
Geo. w. Wright, Marion, Grand Master
I'd Veil.
VIM. L. Jeffries, Culpeper, Grand Mas
ter 1st Veil.
Geo. W. Dame, Danville, Grand Chap
lain. :.
W. J. lushbaugb, Staunton, was reap
pointed member of the Grand Working
Committee.
After adjournment the Grand Chapter
gave its annual banquet at the Hale House,
which was largely attended.
Among the members in attendance were
from Richmond-W. B. Isaacs, Grand
Secretary of the Grand Encampmeut of
Knights Templar of the United States,
Alfred r. Courtney and W. T. Allen; F.
H. Hill, of Madison; G. W. Wright, of
Marion; j. II. Parham, of Petersburg,
and Messrs. Talbot of Lynchburg, and
Bloxham of Norfolk.
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Greenville Affairs.

| ACTIVITY IN IRON MINING-sTORES-
THE POSTMASrERsHIP-F COLTS
CHURCH MATTERs-PERsONAL MEN
| TON.
Reported for the Staunton VINDICAToR. |
GREENvILLE, VA, Oct. Lowing to
The increased demand for iron ore, Jas.
| Steele, Esq, of this place, has leased from
Mr.. Catlett, of Staunton, what is known
as the ''Black Rock" mine in south
Mountain near Vesuvius, and he expects
to begin operations very soon. Messrs.
Vines and Steele have increased thei.
force OF hands at the Newton q Vines"
| mines since the agent OF the Mines Fur
mace was here.
AS soon as the Masonic building is
completed, the store there will be occupied
by Mr.. J. w. Melton, late of Culpeper.-
Greenvllle will then have four general
stores.
We have in our neighborhOod some
heavy colts-one belonging to T. A
Brown. near Spottswood, a year old last
spring, of the club stock, weighed some
time ago 1890 pounds. James W. Miller
also weighed two FLIES shortly after MI.
Brown weighed his colt; one, a year old
last Spring of the Percheron stock weighed
1910, and two year Old Club 1140 Mr..
Mller's colts have been running on grass
all summer and have not had any grain Or
extra attention.
There was lava party held at Almo
! chapel Tuesday evening, Sept. 205h, for
! the benefit of the Sunday School. which
was quite an enjoyable affair. Refresh
ments consisting of ice cream, cake. lem
| onade and fruits, were served in handsome
style by the ladies'. The lovers Of good
music could not help enjoying the sweet
strains of the organ accompanied by some
of our best singers. A cake was voted to
the prettiest girl, and after a spirited
contest Miss Bette Fix was found to be
| the successful candidate. The amount
realized was about 500.
Since the opening of the schools our
young folks have thinned out. Miss Mary
L. Merritt is at sherwood" in S5aunton;
Miss Clara b. Palmsrla Waynasb )ro, and
Master John Waddy is at military
school in North Carolina.
Rev. Prof. QuarJes, of Washington &
Lee University, Is announced to deliver
the anniversary address of the Y. M. G
A. October 18th, II The Methodist church
Mr.. James Bumgardner has discovered
manganese On his farm, which he proposes
to develop.
The farmers are nearly done seeding
The frost nipped vegetation very severely
Rev. w. j. Shipman, former Bap!is
pastor here, preached to his old congrega
tion Sunday.
Miss Ellen Sbipman is visiting friend
here.
Mrs. y. D. Bray and family left tn;
week to join her husband, Mr. Z. d Bray
at Blue Stone mines, where that gentle
man is in business. X. Y. 2.
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Painful Accidents.

Last Saturday morning, Harry Roden, a
carpenter. working at the Bark Extract
Works, fell from ladder some twenty
feet, into ditch. His leg was broken ia
two places between the ankle and the
knee. he was put on the evening ex-
press and taken to the residence of his
father, Mr.. Richard Roden, at Waynes-
b0ro.
On Tuesday, Charles r. Withers and
Jacob Smith, engaged in painting the roof
of the barn of Mrs. Mish, near Middle
brook, were thrown TO the ground by the
ladder giving way, and each had leg
broken. They were taken to Mrs. Mlsh's
residence and made comfortable. DR.. Nc
Chesney was called in and set the injured
limbs.
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Important Decision About Confederate
Money Payments.
Court adjourned.

Important Decision About Confederate
Money Payments.
An important case growing out of the
payments in Confederate money of notes
drawn previous to the war, was decided by
Judge Jackson, of the United States Dis
trict Court at Wheeling. W. Va, last
Friday. The history of the suit and the
decision of the Court are given in the fol-
lowing paragraph ::
The litigation grew out of a sale of land in
Jefferson county. Va, now in West Virginia
in 1856, the purchase price being $41, 1923. sc.
The purchaser was Henry Castleman and the
vendor Hiram L. Opie. Of the purchase mon
ey, $50, 900 was paid in cash and notes were
given for the remainder; two of $500 each,
each, payable January l, 1857, and 1858, and
the remaining six for So 622, each, payable in
succession on January 1st of each year from
1859 to 1854. Before the outbreak of the war
Col. Opie removed to Augusta county, Va,
where he died in 1862. His widow was APP
pointed Administrative and to her Castleman
paid the last four notes in Confederate money
The heirs of Op1e brought suit to recover this,
and today Judge jackson granted their pray
er, holding that the payment of debts contracted
qoitlttn tile United States in Confederate money
was fraudulent and unlawful, and ordered a
decree for principal, interest and cost.
amounting to $4,000.
The late Hiram L. Opie, who died in
Augusta county, was formerly a member
OF the Virginia legislature from Jefferson
county, and was the father of our coun.
lyman, Capt. John N. Opie, DR.. Opie, the
we'll known surgeon of Baltimore, and
Mr.. Hite Opie of Kentucky.
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A Sure Sign.

The Charlottesville "Chronicle" gives a
sure sign for foreteIling the first killing
frost. It says Mr.. Tom Coles of Nelson
was in Charlottesville about three weeks
before the killing frost Of Sept. 26th, and
predicted it. 1t adds, upon being pressed
for the grounds of his prediction. he stated
that it was an inyariable fact, that seven
ty days from the appearance of the first
katydids, frost would appear. His calcu-
Iation fixed the 265h of September as the
time. and the frost was here. He stated
that he got his in formation from an Old
weather prophet of Nelson COUNTY. whose
predictions never failed. and were always
based on natural phenomena Whatever
may be thought of it, t6e prediction came
true this time /"
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CITY Council.

The City Council held it's regular meet
ing on Tuesday night, Mr.. Jno. McQuaide
presiding.
The Poor. Resolutions introduced by
Mr.. Bell of the Committee on Poor, ap-
propriating $500 to buy new iron bed
steads and other new furniture for the
paupers. before moving from the old poor
house into the new, and also for employ
ing matron for the new almshouse at
$40 per month. were adopted.
Woter.-The Water Committee repor-
ted $75 year as the rate to be charged
the e. & 0. k'y, for furnishing city water
to one locomotive. Adopted.
Facilitating the Pau of 7eachers.-Mr. J.
b. Woodward of the School Board. ap-
peared before the Council by instruction
of the Board, to ask that an arrangement
may be made by which the teachers can
be paid direct by the Treasurer, on the
warrant of the Board, without the present
clrcuitous route and delay which attends
their accounts. The matter was referred
to the School and Finance Committees.
Stone Crusher. On motion of Mr.. Ber-
kelley $102 additional was appropriated to
the purchase Of the stone crusher for the
streets.
Thanks were returned to the District
Fair Association for free tickets, sent
through it's Secretary, G.. Julian Pratt.
Meeting Places for Fgrenaen.-Mr. Craig
introduced a resolution instructing the
Fire Committee to report on the expedi-
ency of purchasing a lot, corner Main and
Fayette streets for $500, on which to
build house for the Newtown Hose Com
pany and the Hook and Ladder Company
The apparatus of both companies is al
ready housed, but place is wanted for
the firemen to hold meetings in. The res
olution was referred to the Fire Commit
tee.
Storage LdEe.-A resolution offered by
Mr.. Bargamln, appropriating $500 for max
ing storage lake for water in connection
with the water works, was referred to the
proper committee.
After fixing the meeting hour hereafter
at 7:30 2. M :, the Council adjourned.
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Off For CIinedinst.

Chief Of Police Waters leaves next
Tuesday morning for Brantford, to re-
turn with c. E. Clinedinst. Messrs. W.
s. Brewster, the bright young lawyer, and
Mr.. }. j. Vaughan. the efficient Chief of
Police, who so materially assisted Mr..
Braxton while there, will give Capt,
Waters any assistance needed in che pre-
misses after he arrives. Capt. Waters
carries warrant signed by Grover Cleye-
land.
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Will Admitted to Probate.

The will of Mr.. John lesser, decd, has
been recorded in the Hastings Clerks Of
fee. 1t devises the building on Frederick
street with store, bakery. stock. &C., to
his two sons, Chas. F. and W. j., the ell
der of whom is to conduct the business;
the building adjoining it on the East, to
his youngest daughter. Mary J. lesser;
and the eight acre lot on old reservoir hill
to his oldest daughter, Mrs. c. W. Alex
ander of Waynesboro. All the rest of his
property is to be sold and the proceeds
with his life insurance of $4,000 in the
knights of Honor and $1,000 in the Val
ley Mutual. to be distributed equally
among his four children after first giving
the two daughters $500 each. Messrs.
Jos. B. Woodward and J. A. Cochran
were appointed his executors with the re-
quest that the court do not require surety
OF them. The estate is roughly appraised
at $40, GOO.
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Koiner's Store Items.

RELIGIOUS MEETINGS-BIRD SHOOTING
BUSINESS CHANGEs-EDUCATION
ITEMS PERsONAL-M ARIA GE-
DEATHS, &C.
| Reported for the Staunton VINDICAToR.l
A very interesting series of religious
meetings which was held at Hermitage
has closed. 1t was conducted by Rev
John A. Preston of Thinking Spring, as
! sisted by Rev. Messrs Paul and Pendleton
The house which is a large one was crowd
ed nightly. Another series is soon tC
commence at Mt. Horeb.
The gunners are out in force after the
birds, and this leads me to say that the
shot gun by destroying the birds is more
deadly to the farmers crops than a
drought or flood. The birds of the West
drove the beetle from that country to the
East, but the shot gun of the East is
helping the beetle to make his perma nent
home here. Every shot on farmers
land that brings down bird, means that
many more worms left to eat his crop.
Among the personal items of interest in
this vicinity gather the following Miss
Sallie Templeton of Rockbridge, has been
visiting the Misses Wine; Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Kane of Estilville, Va. are visit
ing Mr.. FL. Koiner, Mrs. Kane's faith err;
Mrs. W. d. Bowman Is ill; Mrs. VIM.
Blackwell Of near Waynesboro, and Mrs.
Walker of Albemarle county, have been
visiting Mrs. W. IL. Magann; Mr.. John
Hupman and wife of near Churchvllle
and Miss Bear of Stuart's Draft, are visit
ing Mrs. T. Koiner.
Among the business changes note that
Mr.. Charles A. Koiner of the firm of
Talley s. Koiner, has bought Mr.. w. R.
Talley's interest and will hereafter con-
duct the business; Mr.. Rice z. Bell, of the
New Hope neighborhood, has taken a
clerkship in Mr.. Henry Kane's store at
Estilville, Va; Mr.. J. 6. Knight, the tel
egraph operator at Crimora station, has
been appointed to similar position in
Pennsylvania. He will go to his new
home on bicycle. His place at Crimora
will be filled by Mr.. McComb.
The educational items are that Miss
Mana Koiner, daughter Of Henry Koiner,
has gone to Sherwood Female Seminary at
Staunton; Shelton Mann, son Of Mr.. W.
A. Mann, has gone to the Staunton Male
Academy; David Patterson and Edgar
Roller are among the matriculates at Roa-
noke College this session.
Mr.. Fulton L. Koiner. will leave for
Florida shortly.
Mr.. S. N. Patterson has erected a fine
wind engine near his house.
Sylvester, a son of Mr.. Noah CARRIER,
died of diptheria on the 23i ult.
Mrs. Maggie G. Yount's sale on the 21st
was the largest that has been held in this
part of the county for many years. What
was offered sold high.
Miss Rena Koiner, daughter of Mrs.
Sallie M. Koiner was married on the 10Th
ult, to Mr.. Charles A. Kolner. The enter
tainment given by the BRIDES mother on
the occasion. was very handsome.
There was frost here, and plenty of it, on
the oath inst.
Mr.. Emmett Koiner has shown your re-
porter corn stalk with seven joints, and
at every joint ear of corn.
NED HAZARD.
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The Concert Tuesday Night.

The concert to be given by the Alpine
Choir of Herr Andres at the Opera House
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian Association. will give new
class of music by band which is claimed
in it's speciality, to be equal to the Hunga-
rian Band that was here. The perform
ance is novelty and ranks high AS an at
traction to musical circles. The seats art
going off rapidly and the prospect is for
full and fashionable house.
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The raid into the fields by the October
gunners seems to have panicked the par
tridges. On Monday number of them
appeared ON the streets of Staunton. One
was chased into Barton's meat shop on
New street, anG about dark another, at
tracted by the light, few into the 4INRI-
GATOR composing room. Tuesday morn
ing the familiar bob White'' call could
be heard at many points in the town. The
weather-wise say the appearance OF the
birds on the streets is sign OF a severe
winter.
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son, Adam Shuey.
Wilson.
Hebron Church, Roberts, W G Mitch
ell, S G Brown
Folly Mills Whitlock, M F Gilkeson,
Geo Ramsey
STAUNTON.
LIST Ward-M Oberdorfer, E Staples, Mike
Hounihan.
End Ward-B F Terry, Geo Hutcheson,
Jere Murphy.
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THE PRIMARY VOTE DOUBLE
THAT CAST AT THE LEGIS-
LATIVE PRIMARY OF 1883.

EDWARD ECHOLs AND JOHN II. CRAW-
FORD THE NOMINEEs-.A TABULAR
STATEMENT OF THE VOTE-THE Off
CIAL DECLARATION OF THE COUNTY
CoMMITTEE-APPOINTM OF PRE-
CINCT COMMITTEEs-LIsT OF THE
NAMES.
&C., &C., &C.
The Democratic Primary for nominal
ting two members of the House of Dele
Safes. closed on Saturday night last. and
the ballot boxes were opened by the Coun-
ty Committee on Tuesday last. The vote
cast was very large and came within $50
votes of that cast last May, when the
friends of some fifty candidates were at
work to get out full vote for their ia
vorites. 1t will be seen from the figures
that the county Democrats stood fairly by
the nnwritten agreement with the town
that the county should have one delegate
and the town the other-Mr. Edward
Echols, the only candidate residing in
town, being elected by the county vote and
without the aid of the town vote. The
following is the official return of the vote:
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MARRIED.


BINFOkD-GLOvER.-At the residence of j. 81.
Woodson Staunton, Va. Sept. 2Sth, 1887, by
Rev. Sidney 7. Rlzer. Mr. Thomas 81. Binford Of
Sanford: Fla. and Miss Virginia L. Glover of
Craigsville. Va.
TALLEY-ZINO.-Near Midway Sept. 29th, by
Rev A. Fl. Hamilton, Mr.. Jesse M. Taley and
Miss Amanda N. Zinc, all of Aug usta,
RUBUSH-SELBY.-At the Staunton Baptist
Church, Sept. 18th. by Rev, Jas. Nelson, D. D.,
Mr. David Il. kubush to Miss Georgia E. Selby.
all of Staunton. They left the next morning for
Albemar lie county, their future home.
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FATAL AcclDENT.-Was Porter an
aged eolored n an was run over and killed
on the G. & o. road near the overhead
bridge near the University of Virginia,
Thursday evening, by an engine in charge
of Jas. F. Hail. Tbs engineer reversed
his engine and did all in his power to stop,
bat Porter who was very old and dement,
ed did not regard the signals, but wan.
dered along the track,
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Two FULL Moons THIS MONTH";
present October is signalized by having
two full moons. That now in its fullness
which is reached Sunday is the "harvest
moon," which is always the full moon
which happens next to the autumnal equi
nox, because it rises from night to night
more nearly after sunset than any other
moon in the year, and hence is favorable
for the work of harvesting the late crops
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The Hidden Hand

This ever fresh play will be given by the
Cora Van Tasssl company at the Opera
House, Monday night, with some mocha
nical scenic effects of scenery, never given
here before. 1t is said to be the best out
fit of scenery that has accompanied any
troupe.
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Com mer<c1aI.

STAUNToN, Oct s, 1887
Flour-Extra, -$3.65@$is /; Supertine $3.2O@$
Family $3.S5a$; Wheat, 75a-; Corn, so; Oats
z6a2S; Rye, 4Sa5O; Bacon, 1Oa12: Tea Black6O@75
Tea Green 50@$100; Flax seed, 75@-; Plaster
Ground. 81 90 per ton; Lard, 1850; Butter l5@1S;
Eggs, l4@15; Corn mea., 50@55 Salt. $3.50; Bacon
10al2; Sugar 6@9c: Molasses 40 @75c; Potatoes 40
@5O Timothy seed. $2.50a$2. rs; Wool (washed) 300
SIC ;Wool(unwashed)2 @2Sc ;CloverSeed$3O 0Q3. so;
Baled Hsy $7.OO@s9 90 Timothy, $40, OO@s1a.O0 Clio
yer. s6,0O0$8.O0; Rye $1,000. Sweet Potatoes, soc
Leather, sole, 2Oa25 Harness leather, 3Oa33
Upper leather 45a55; Seed Potatoes, $0.75a$l 90
We continue last weeks quotations.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Sept 29.-Beef
Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best. 4121 81 3713
Generally rated first quality ......... 800 a 400
Medium or good fair quality 2.75 800
Ordinary thin Steers Oxen and
Cows. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 225 ESQ
Extreme range of prices. 2.25 a 1914
Most of the sales were from......... 2.75 a 400
Total receipts this week Sl29 Total sales 1887.
OF the receipts 1914 came from Virginia.
There has been no Improvement In the activity
of the market over last week. trade being slow
again Values were off shade as to tops and
more on middle grades. The average quality of
the Cattle was not as good as it was last week.
tops being less numerous and not as good, and
common Cattle in larger supply.
Sheep and Lambs-Thers ia fair supply OF
Sheep on the market this week. The quality of
the offerings averages like that OF last Thursday
Trade for good Sheep and Lambs is fairly active,
with very good demand for good stock Sheep.
We quote butchers Sheep at Sage, and Lambs
at 311a51c per Id gross. Stock Sheep $l.5Oas3. Is
per head. Receipts this week OF Sheep and Lambs
were 5l04 head.
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City Notices.
Amusements,

On Monday evening. the 10th Oct, will appear at
the Opera House the little soubrette Cora Van
Tassel, supported by her excellent dramatic COM
pany. in the new spectacular Hidden Hand" a
dramati cation Of Mrs. e. D. E. N. Southworth's
famous New York Ledger" story Of that name.